VDB-380989 · CVE-2026-64825 · GCVE-0-2026-64825

Home Assistant up to 2026.5.x Backup pathlib.Path.truediv Name path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Home Assistant up to 2026.5.x. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function pathlib.Path.__truediv__ of the component Backup Handler. This manipulation of the argument Name causes path traversal. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-64825. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Home Assistant up to 2026.5.x. Affected by this vulnerability is the function pathlib.Path.__truediv__ of the component Backup Handler. The manipulation of the argument name with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Home Assistant Core before 2026.6.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to write arbitrary files to any directory on the host filesystem by uploading a crafted backup archive during the initial onboarding window. Attackers can manipulate the 'name' field inside the uploaded archive's backup.json to supply an absolute path, causing pathlib.Path.__truediv__ to discard the configured backup directory prefix and write attacker-controlled content to arbitrary locations, with full filesystem access when the process runs as root.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-64825 since 07/20/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 2026.6.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

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Home Assistant

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Upgrade: Home Assistant 2026.6.0

Timelineinfo

07/20/2026 CVE reserved
07/21/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed
07/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-64825 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-64825
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-380989

Entryinfo

Created: 07/21/2026 19:33
Changes: 07/21/2026 19:33 (54)
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Cache ID: 216::103